Shloka 33

कृपवाक्यं तथा नीत्युपदेशः

Kṛpa’s Counsel and a Discourse on Statecraft

Devanagari script

एवमेतत्‌ तु संचिन्त्य यत्कृते मन्यसे हितम्‌ । तत्‌ क्षिप्रं कुरु कौरव्य यद्येवं श्रद्धधासि मे,“कुरुनन्दन! यदि मेरी बातोंपर तुम्हें विश्वास हो, तो इसी प्रकार सोच-विचारकर जो काम करनेसे तुम्हें अपना हित जान पड़े, उसे शीघ्र करो”

Transliteration

evam etat tu sañcintya yat-kṛte manyase hitam | tat kṣipraṁ kuru kauravya yad evaṁ śraddadhāsi me ||

Translation

ヴァイシャンパーヤナは言った。「このように熟慮したなら、真に己の益となると判断する策を、速やかに行え。おおクル族の裔よ、もし我が言葉をそのように信ずるなら、ためらわずに動け。」

Word by Word

एवम्thus, in this way

एतत्this (thing)

तुbut, indeed

संचिन्त्यhaving reflected/considered well

यत्what (which thing)

कृतेin/with regard to the matter done; for the sake of (idiomatic)

मन्यसेyou think/consider

हितम्benefit, welfare

तत्that (thing)

क्षिप्रम्quickly, promptly

कुरुdo (it)!

कौरव्यO descendant of Kuru

यदिif

एवम्thus, in this manner

श्रद्धधासिyou place faith (you believe)

मेin me / to me / my

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Kauravya (a Kuru prince / descendant of Kuru)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

One should deliberate carefully and then act promptly on what one discerns to be truly beneficial (hita), especially when guided by trusted counsel; reflection should lead to timely, decisive action.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana, as narrator, conveys an exhortation addressed to a Kuru prince: after considering the situation, he should quickly undertake the action he deems best for his welfare, provided he has faith in the speaker’s guidance.